A week in England now and then, is a thing for everyone, according to me. The beauty of the English countryside, with its lush gardens and many castles make for a relaxing holiday and reloaded batteries.
Please come along and enjoy some of my memories!
Scotney old castle was built in the 14th century, and from the opener you can see it seems taken right out of a fairy tale. The new house, in the above image, was built when the old castle became too run down. The last owners, the Hussey family, bequethed the property to the National Trust in 1970. Today there was exhibitions inside, and the surroundings lovely kept.
The collections in the new house are largely from the 19th and 20th century. Of course a bit of English humour is a must…
The old castle, the quarry and the walled garden made this visit a joy, despite the rain. In fact, this was our first day in England, and this was the only rain we got for a week! Incredible. On one of our travels to Good Ol’ England we had rain for three weeks, and I caught the worst cold ever from it. (Fortunately only when we came back home again!)
Lastly, if you scroll back to the beautiful lady in the painting, she is sitting on the balcony, overlooking this dreamy place – Scotney Castle.
Leya 
Your pictures make me want to travel to England. We have been once but for only two days in the city and it rained both days. We were flying on a round the world ticket from Papua New Guinea back home to the states. I admire all of you who take beautiful pictures of places I will probably never get to visit. Blessings
Thank you for a lovely comment.
What a place, what an amazing introduction to it by you. I think we need to plan a trip to UK
Well, thank you for a beautiful comment – and you will not regret a visit!
I visited this garden quite a few years ago, in early September. We were lucky with the weather. It doesn’t seem to have changed much. The south east has so many wonderful gardens.
Oh, Jude, we had a wonderful trip to some of those gardens. A dream come true!
Dear Ann-Christine
we have never been there. But we’ll visit Scotney Castle the next time we go south. A beautiful introduction into this castle and gardens.
Thanks and cheers
The Fab Four of Cley
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So glad you enjoyed it! The castle should be photographed in low light/sunset, but no opportunity this time…Maybe it is for you to accomplish!
I’ve never been to Scotney – those gardens look really lovely! My mother in law had a clock like that one with birds instead of numbers, but hers had butterflies 🙂
Wow!
Simply lovely, A-C.
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I refuse to go to England again. I’ve had a week of sunshine the last time, and that has exhausted my lifetime’s luck with their weather
Haha, well, you might be right in that one!
Aah, you have some lovely images of Scotney, AC. I know you loved my sunset ones, but yours really capture the essence of the place
Thanks, Sue, no sunset in sight – only rain! But sooo romantic!
You’be definitely caught the quintessential Englishness of these sights.
If only! Thank you, Margaret!
It’s full of character, isn’t it? I haven’t been to Scotney, but I did note the big coats everyone was wearing, Ann-Christine.
Wow that is stunning! …and I would want to ring the bell 😉
Haha, I almost would have thought so!
What a trip down memory lane! These are gorgeous photos.
Thank you, Egidio! So romantic.
It looks like a great place for a stroll.
It was – despite the rain.
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A lovely post and great photos Ann-Christine
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